parted
Example Sentences
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The company eventually halted some remodels and parted ways with a marketing firm it had worked with on the new logo, and streamlined leadership.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Woking director of football Jody Brown says there were "growing concerns" across the club before the National League side parted ways with former England striker Jermain Defoe as manager.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
As they parted, the US president "again said we must play golf together. I had thought it was just a passing remark, but it seems I should start preparing", posted Lee.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
His attentive eyes, rendered to suggest both irises and pupils, are cast to one side—sizing up, perhaps, a nearby talker—and his lips are parted, as though he himself is about to speak.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
My hands recoiled from the coldness of serpent flesh, my nails clawed at my palms, the leaves I had parted moved back to cover it.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
